In its plenary meeting held in April 2017, Working Party 29 (WP29) examined certain critical matters regarding the implementation of Regulation 2016/679, the s.c. General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). After having examined the comments received during the public consultation which ended on February 15, 2017 (see here), WP29 adopted the final versions of several guidelines, and […]
The European Parliament has approved the new General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR). European Commission First Vice-President Frans Timmermans, Vice-President in charge of the Digital Single Market Andrus Ansip, and Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality, Věra Jourová issued a joint statement welcoming the approval. Read more here. For more information, Francesca Giannoni-Crystal.
According to this source, in November 2015, in a discussion on the Internet of Things (IoT) policies, Thibaut Kleiner (head at the European Commission Directorate General for Communications Networks, Content & Technology (DG Connect)), said this is for a the EU “key moment in policy in relation to IoT”. Kleiner questioned whether the IoT should be […]
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On December 15, 2015, the EU Commission announced that it found an agreement with the EU Council and the Parliament, following the trilogue meetings. Věra Jourová, Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality said, ” Citizens and businesses will profit from clear rules that are fit for the digital age, that give strong protection and […]
On June 15, 2015, Ministers in the Justice Council have sealed a General Approach on the Commission Data Protection Regulation proposal. According to the Commission’s memo, the general approach on the Data Protection Regulation includes agreement on the following main topics: One continent-one law – the Regulation will establish a single set of rules on data […]
On April 17, 2019, the EU Parliament adopted the proposed EU Regulation on platform-to-business trading practices. The text adopted by the European Parliament still has to be formally approved by the Council of the European Union. Once approved, the Regulation will enter into force 12 months after its publication in the Official Journal. […]
On May 2018, Regulation (EU) 2016/679, on the Protection of Natural Persons with Regard to the Processing of personal Data and on the Free Movement of Such Data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation, in short “GDPR”), will enter into force. The good thing is that starting from that date, the EU […]
On May 2018, Regulation (EU) 2016/679, on the Protection of Natural Persons with Regard to the Processing of personal Data and on the Free Movement of Such Data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation, in short “GDPR”), will enter into force. The good thing is that starting from that date, the EU will […]
Regulation (EU) 2016/679, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) repeals Directive 95/46/EC and expands on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and the free movement of such data. The GDPR will come into force in May 2018 and will have an expanded territorial scope of application compared to […]
Regulation (EU) 2016/679, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) repeals Directive 95/46/EC and expands on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and the free movement of such data. The GDPR will come into force in May 2018 and will have an expanded territorial scope of application compared to […]